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Dad let's join the Ironman together: OK son!

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Wildkow, Jul 2, 2008.

  1. Wildkow

    Wildkow New Member

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    A son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a marathon with Me?'.
    The father who, despite having a heart condition, says 'Yes'. They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying 'Yes' to his son's request of going through the race together. One day, the son asked his father, 'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.' To which, his father said 'Yes' too.

    For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike ride, and ending with a
    26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the Big Island.
    Father and son went on to complete the race together.

    Now watch this . . .



    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4B-r8KJhlE]YouTube - Can World's Strongest Dad[/ame]
     
    #1 Wildkow, Jul 2, 2008
  2. Scummer

    Scummer Eh?

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    Yeah, I've seen that before and it is definitely mind blowing what this dad has done for his kid. Truly amazing.
     
    #2 Scummer, Jul 2, 2008
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    I like this first hand account from one guy in a local triathlon:

    "This one big guy is passing me swimming. What was strange is he had some kind of rope tied to his back. Pretty soon a small raft is passing me with a kid in it! That guy was incredibly good."

    This was over twenty years ago. Think about it.
     
    #3 FL_Prius_Driver, Jul 2, 2008
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